2: With Starr finally out, Hyde's plan simply loses traction in a way (11)
9: Master strokes and coos in your ear (5)
10: Gin and tonic's third gulped by person arising (9)
11: African region of birth (5)
12: Make a deep impression, bound by ties initially thought to be most vexatious (9)
13: 27-across about starting off 1-down world unconditionally (2,3,2,4)
16: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)
17: Inflexible yet adjusted (3)
18: Bobbed beneath in playful attempt to drown journalist. (6, 5)
20: Everywhere, each container of flowers holds four (9)
23: Spanish wine from a city in Brazil getting German approval (5)
26: Focus of heroic move inside (9)
27: Approve a constant beast (5)
28: Western retreat satisfactory, accepted by canoeists and surfers? (3,8)